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Mr. Smith’s Longspur
By Nate • December 27, 2011 • 5 commentsGideon B. Smith of Baltimore, Maryland, was not really a birder. Nor was he an ornithologist. He was into silkworms, and made much of his money as one of the first Americans to import the little caterpillars with the cocoons made of money into the United States. So it’s probably ironic that his name is [...]
0 for 2 on the Jones Beach Smith’s Longspur
By Corey • March 4, 2007 • 3 commentsWhen Daisy let me know that she was ahead of schedule on her midterm preparations I decided a visit to the Big Apple was a necessity. The fact that she still had some studying to do left me with the opportunity for some birding during the daylight hours. So of course I woke up at [...]
